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I’ve been photographing the Hollender family for years now, and did this adorable little girl’s newborn pictures last summer! Look how big she is now! Her mama and I collaborated on styling for this session. I found the perfect little dress with a beautiful lace back, and we incorporated the headband she wore in her newborn photos for a familiar touch and to showcase her growth. They wanted some pictures of their amazingly sweet older dog as well, and we got some really lovable, soulful portraits of him, as well as some heart warming pictures of the two of them together. I’m so excited to see their final images in print form for their gallery wall!

I had the pleasure of photographing Ashby’s sister’s over the summer (view their amazing ballerina unicorn session here), and I was over the moon to be asked to photograph Ashby in his element. This country-inspired session was photographed on my farm in Doswell (just north of Richmond, VA), and we were able to bring to life Ashby’s current interests, personality, mannerisms– everything a mama would want to remember years from now. I LOVE the way these turned out and we had some absolutely beautiful light to end the session with!

*Book your own farm session with Richmond family photographer Anika Colombo! E-mail anikacolombo@gmail.com for more information.

I don’t usually shoot at high noon, but the other afternoon my kids were driving me a little batty. We decided to have an “adventure” and I brought out my camera to play a little myself. We set up a little play tent in the pasture and giggled, skipped, and rolled around in the dirt (yes, me too… ever seen me shoot? Haha).

I hope that when my kids reminisce about their childhood, they remember magic, laughter, wonder, and the love in these little moments. They’re growing up so, so fast.

I had the best time meeting and getting to know Katie during her senior session on my farm (in Doswell, just north of Richmond, VA)! Her session was full of giggles and sunshine, which seems to be pretty complementary to Katie’s personality. We did some joyous, fun, youthful portraits, as well as some more serious headshot-style portraits. I think it’s really important to capture different aspects of my subjects’ personalities– especially at this age, when adolescents are growing into responsible adults. It’s so important to capture their youth and childhood sparkle before it’s gone. It really does go by in the blink of an eye. I can’t wait to see what amazing things Katie does!

*To book a session with a Richmond senior photographer, contact Anika Colombo Photography at anikacolombo@gmail.com

When I got notice that one of my favorite photographers was holding a workshop, hosted by my favorite camera bag designer, and on Assateague Island, of all places (!!!), I jumped at the chance to join in. Twyla Jones is a FL photographer and specializes in creating really emotional portraits that showcases the love and connection between families; something that I strive to exhibit in my own family portrait work. This workshop was hosted by The House of Flynn, which is a company whose brilliant designer creates the cutest and most practical camera bags. She provided us some awesome goodies and I had such the most incredible experience with photographers from all over the country. We had THE coolest family ever to photograph, and their chemistry was so captivating. Here are just a few of the images from their session. (You can click on each one to view them larger. So worth it!)

This family session took place on my farm on a day that was 105 degrees! We decided to push through, and I’m so glad we did. Valerie and Hans are dog trainers and own a kennel in Richmond. They wanted to include ALL of their babies in their family session. It was a little tricky to get everyone positioned at times, but we made it work and I absolutely adore all the images from this session. We had so much fun running around, being goofy, and because of the extreme heat, we decided to create our own little rain shower and allow their sweet daughter to dance in the “rain”. The sunlight in these photographs is so gorgeous, but the love you see radiating from this family is even brighter.

I’m not sure about yours, but my kids could eat an entire carton of strawberries in about 10 minutes flat. Sitting there watching them wolfing them down, giggling and sharing toddler jokes, I decided to pull some things together to style a session that would allow me to photograph a little memory of the way they are right now. Their love for each other (for now, haha), and all the little sweet details like wrist rolls, their long, dark eyelashes, and adorable mannerisms that make my heart melt into a big old sappy puddle. I wonder if she will still cross her ankles like this when she’s grown, or still look up to her brother like he’s the greatest person that ever walked the planet, or if he will be so silly but affectionate with her always. Can they stop growing now, please? Here is a tiny peek at some images from their strawberry session ❤

*If you’re looking for a family photographer in the Richmond, VA area, please send all inquiries to anikacolombo@gmail.com. I’d love to help create some special memories for your family.

Renee contacted me because her daughter was turning 3 and having a “Rainbows & Unicorns” birthday party, which of course, is my all time favorite theme! She selected the rose gold sequined top dress with full tulle skirt from my Client Closet for her Devyn to wear. I had such a blast playing with and photographing Devyn, as she has this amazingly sweet and larger than life personality. I am so happy to be able to capture these memories for them to have forever. Here is a look at some of the hand-edited images from their session!

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The candid and playful shots were just as fun! I just adore photographing children at this age. They usually make me work for it, but we have such a good time! Devyn got to change into her adorable birthday outfit at the end, and the matching brag books will certainly be a special keepsake for her to have as she grows up!

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If you’re looking for a family photographer near Richmond, VA, please feel free to send me an e-mail and we can set up your very own custom session!

This sweet family came to me for updated family portraits as well as a unicorn session with their adorable daughter. The kids were troopers dealing with the elements and we had so much fun having a little tea party with my unicorn, Poppy! My favorite part of being a family photographer in Richmond is being able to capture these milestones for families, and being able to provide beautiful, high quality print products so that their portraits may be passed down for generation. I am so excited to get their canvas grouping in and show them! It’s going to look so amazing on their wall!

I found out today the official rankings of the photos I entered into the Shoot and Share contest, which is the world’s largest photography contest. I entered on a whim and using only photos that I happened to have handy on my hard drive at the time. The talent I saw during voting was absolutely insane! I was super shocked to find out that I made it as far as I did! I actually had quite a few entries that made it further than I expected, but here are the top four ranking images from my submission.

This image made Top 100 out of nearly 24,000 submissions in it’s category! ❤

This image was one of the more adventurous sessions I had in 2016 (slippery rocks over the river while carrying heavy camera gear almost had me freaking out, not gunna lie, haha). This photo was a finalist in the Lifestyle category, which had over 10,700 entries!

This was probably one of my most challenging sessions in 2016, as you can see, LOL. We had a blast and laughed the whole time, but worked hard to get the final images! This was an outtake I entered into the “That Just Happened” category, and was also a finalist in that category with 4300+ entries.

This portrait of these twin girls is one of my favorites ever. It made the top 10% in it’s category with almost 24k entries. And here are some of my badges for these particular photos, because I’m fancy. 😉